Chapter 18 Summary

The rest of September and October are happy times for Willie. He works with Andre and Lisa on Saturdays to paint the outside of the school building. Lisa sometimes ties Willie's right hand to his belt, so he will have to use his left hand. They recruit helpers from the school and the surrounding neighborhood, in exchange for grilled hamburgers and games of basketball. Most of the kids work for about 30 minutes, but Jack, the Telephone Man, works as much as Willie, Lisa and Andre do.

In late October, Willie goes into the building one Saturday morning, to do some of his janitor work, and find that the Jo Boys have painted their logo inside the building on several walls. He knows they cannot possibly know he is here, but he still has the feeling they have followed him. He paints over the...